Frank v. Hawaii Planing Mill Foundation

MOON, Chief Justice.

Following the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ (ICA) disposition of this case by published opinion, filed on May 29, 1998, petitioners-appellees Hawaii Planing Mill Foundation and Hawaii Planing Mill, Ltd. (collectively HPM or statutory employer 1 ) petitions this court for a writ of certiorari. 2 HPM argues that the ICA erred in holding that respondent-appellant Peter Frank was permitted to bring a negligence action against HPM, notwithstanding his workers’ compensation award. 3

On July 2, 1998, we granted HPM’s petition for a writ of certiorari. For the reasons set forth…